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Windows 7: Noise - Fan problem?

My laptop is starting to make a sound and I think it's the fan. When I put the fan port to my ear, I can hear some SLIGHT grinding, and occasionally it'll act up and make a loud grinding sound that is reminiscent of a DVD drive crossed with an old processor click. I do believe it is my fan, but to make sure, does anyone have insight as to what something like this may be?

sounds like a fan with misaligned bearing and hopefully not your hdd, if you use hd tune what does your smart data show? does it have any warnings? does it make this noise when you are in the bios? here is a video of how to get to the fan it should be the same chassis yours uses i believe (don't open it if your still under warranty let hp take care of it.). HP Pavillion dv6 Complete Disassembly and Reassembly. 2011 Laptop - YouTube

Lap tops seem to pick up more dust and lint than a pc. You may get lucky and clean the fan with a can of air. More than likely you well need to pull the fan, clean and service it, even replace it. Fans are cheap and the disassemble to replace them can be time consuming. With lap tops I replace with new, it's not worth the risk of possible over heating or going inside a second time.

Noise - Fan problem?

A zoom (White noise?) i cant get rid of, Audio problem?Hi there,
i got this problem since i reinstalled windows ultimate on my laptop.
I tried reinstalling windows, tryed different drivers and still i cant get it to stop.
My laptop cable is connected on to a screen and the plugs are in a grounded outlet..
This sound only comes up when i get...

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Notebook random noise problemHello, my english is bad but I try to describe it. I have MSI CX61 2OD notebook.
My notebook has random noise, it comes like from "left speaker area". I muted speakers and disabled sound card but noise keeps coming.
It's not like HDD noise, more like a " cızzzt" . It's coming always in same...

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noise from lineout, problem with Realtek ALC1200 Audio V6Hi everyone
I have Asus p6t mainboard, There has been noise on lineout, in windows XP I used Realtek ALC1200 Audio V5 mixer to mute some lines and noise disappeared.
but windows 7 uses Realtek ALC1200 Audio V6 and there is no mixer (at least i couldn't find) there.
How can I solve this...

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Problem - Noise front panelHi,
I have a Asus P8Z68-V PRO with an Intel i5 2500Kand have a very annoying trouble.
The front panel of my tower (Nox Blaze) when i connect my headphones to audio out make a very low profile noise, it seems like electromagnetic impulses ... When the CPU is used at 100% the noise...

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mouse problem with loud noiseHi
I hope you can help me.
Got a new computer a couple of months ago with HID-compliant mouse supplied (optical - sensor plugs in the back). Loaded in Windows 7 and for a couple of months everything was fine.
Then yesterday, I was listening/watching a video when a continuous loud pitch...